Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-19
Q. n. MCGUIRE,
Sheriff OF Phiilips County
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In Prairie View township in Phillips
county, Kansas, in the matter Of The
Chicago. Kansas and Nebraska Railway
Company.
To the qualified voters of Prairie View
township IN Phillips county. Kansas.
WHEREAS, on the 10Th day of March ,
1897, there WAS pre- ented to the Board
OF County Commissioners Of said coun-
~, in special session duly convened. a
petition signed by more than two & tbs
of the re.ident tax payers of said town
ship praying said board of Commission
ers to submit 20 the qualified voters OF
said township a proposition to sub. cribe
10 one hundred and fifty shares of One
hundred dollars each Of the capital
stock of The Chicago, Kansas and Ne
braska Railway Company aud IN pay
meut therefor, to Issue to said Rail way
Company fifteen Of the bonds Of said
township OF the denomination Of one
thousand dollars each. all on The terms
and conditions set forth il said petition,
which petition, emitting the signatures
OF the siguers thereof Is III words and
figures as follows tO-Uit:
PETITION.
To the Honorable Board OF County
Commissioners Of the County of Phil
sS-H IA VIC -FAt-t0 "a 1AtAlA1Asa
We, the Undersigned, your petition
ers, each being "A re ident tax payer OF
the township of Prairie View, in Phil
lips county in the state of Kansas, re-
spGc5IDlly petition your honorable body
- submit to the qualified electors If
said township for their sccept lance or
rejection, at a special election TO be or
dered by your honorable body, un@er
and in pursuance OF the laws Of the state
Of Kansas, and the act entitled, 'tAn
Act to enable Counties, Townships and
Cities 70 aid IN the construction of rail
roads and TO repeal section eight. Ot
chapter thlrty-nin6s of The laws Of 1874,
approved February 25th, 1876, and The
amend Jeuts thereto the following prop
osstjJn with The terms and conditions
herein specified, Co-wil:
Shall the said township Of Prairie
View, 10 Phillips county in the state OF
Kansas, subscribe for one hundred and
lifsy shares OF one hundred dollars eaehs
of the capitsI stock Of The Chicago,
Kansas and Nebraska RsliWsy Compa-
Nv, and in pay menJ therefor to issue TO
said Railway Company fifteen Of the
bonds Of said township Of the denOmi-
nation OF one Thousand dollars each, or
50 may thereof mot exceeding said
number] as shall amount to not ex-
cee6iug four Thousand dollars per mile
for each mile OF railroad constructed in
said township By said Railway Compa-
ny, said bonds 70 be payable 10 the
bearer at the Fiscal Agency of the state
of Kansas, in New York CRY, twenty
years after the date thereof, bearing in
terest al the rate of six per cent. per
annuEa, interest payable semi-aEnualiy.
for which interest coupons shall be at
tached. payable ~ the fiscal agency
Aforesaid. this subscrl Ption Of stock and
Issue Of bonds being upon the following
conditions, namely:
IS soon rs said proposition shall be
determined il the affirmative by q can
Fass Of the votes cast NJ such election,
the Board Of County Commissioners Of
said eouafy Of Philips iOr and on be-
half of said township snail order the
County Clerk TO make. and the Comfy